Microsoft is pulling yet another trick to get people to use its Bing search engine. If you use Bing right now without signing ...

This type of strategy is sometimes called a “dark pattern,” or a deceptive pattern that tricks users into doing something they did not intend. Below the Google-looking search bar, including a Google ...

Microsoft removed its Google-like search box on Bing after being called out by the web and Google's Chrome VP. Bing now displays a Google Search link as the first search result, eliminating ...

When users look up Google using Bing, the Microsoft-owned search engine displays a Google Doodle lookalike. The deceptive webpage could trick unsuspecting users into staying on Bing, as its layout ...

Microsoft is trying out another new tactic to stop people from switching to Google products -- and it's even dodgier than the ...

Windows Latest first spotted the situation, describing it as a “genius move to keep you from Google search.” It’s part of a larger pattern by Microsoft to get Google users to switch to Edge and Bing, ...

Microsoft has suddenly backtracked after being caught “ tricking ” users, with a homepage designed to look and feel like ...

Update Jan. 15, 2025 at 10:56am ET: Microsoft reportedly killed off its Google-like Bing UI that seemed designed to trick users into using Bing. The original story follows below. Microsoft has ...

Microsoft removed its Google-like search box on Bing after being called out by the web and Google's Chrome VP. Bing now displays a Google Search link as the first search result, eliminating ...

This is still acceptable, considering the full-screen Edge, Bing, and Copilot pop-ups that appear when using Google Chrome on ...

Microsoft has a habit of using a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge ...